Edgewood detour ends as new bridge opens partial lanes
A new bridge on Edgewood Road near Highway 100 in Edgewood will open with one lane in each direction Thursday, ending almost a year of detours. The Iowa Department of Transportation announced the partial opening as work continues to complete three lanes in each direction. Local residents and Hy-Vee staff welcome the change after months of congestion and longer travel times.
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Edgewood Road Detour Changes as Bridge Opens
The Edgewood Road detour near Highway 100 will close permanently Thursday. Two lanes of the six lane bridge will open, with Edgewood Road narrowing to one lane each direction to cross. The eastbound on ramp from Edgewood Road will close June 21 and drivers must use the new bridge crossing and the alternate on ramp. DOT hopes completion by end of August.
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Linn County funds grant major art gift for Cedar Rapids park
The Linn County Board of Supervisors approved over 200000 in county funds to back Greene Square Park’s 2 million transformation in Cedar Rapids. A 225000 contract with sculptor Bruce Beasley of Oakland will install a 40 by 26 by 20 foot stainless steel coil sculpture. Groundbreaking is set for 1 p.m. Wednesday.
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Branstad weighs one-time funding in 2016 budget review
Gov. Terry Branstad signals openness to a special session as he begins a 30 day review of policy and spending from the recent session. He will evaluate the 7.175 billion general fund proposal for fiscal 2016 and 135 million in one time items against five year budget projections.
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Education funding cuts linger as states recover
A McClatchy Washington Bureau report says only a handful of states raised K 12 spending since the recession while most states still spend less per pupil than in 2008. The study notes few increases since recovery and limited new allocations.
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